The first 25 episodes of Death Note represent arguably the greatest cat-and-mouse game in animation history. The Death Note anime shines brightest during these mental duels. It is not about who can punch harder, but who can out-think the other in a war of logic.
The Death Note anime does not answer this question. It presents the argument and lets the viewer stew in the moral ambiguity. Are the ends worth the means when the ends include a terrified world living in silent obedience? death.note anime